Cars shouldn't have their top speed restricted, says Honest John

The front page of a recent DT Motoring compared a Ferrari with a McLaren, both being capable of 200mph. I cannot see the logic of allowing such cars on the roads in this country, where we have a top speed limit of 70mph. Would you endorse a campaign to restrict the top speed of cars to, say, 85mph? (My other car is a 1935 MG PB, top speed 60mph.)

RM, East Molesey

Absolutely not. The idea is that cars like this are used during track days at race circuits where owners can drive them as quickly as they are capable. And, of course, Germany still has plenty of stretches of unrestricted autobahn, which hugely improves the ability of business people to get from place to place without wasting valuable time.